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Constellations
Constellations have fascinated astronomers for centuries. They are arbitrary formations of stars perceived as a figure or design, especially one of 88 recognized groups named after characters from classical mythology and various common animals and objects. Questions about the various constellations of stars are what this category is all about.
3,677 Questions
When is the best season to see the little dipper?
The Little Dipper contains the north star, so if you're in the northern hemisphere, it should be visible any time of year.
What constellation is NGC 6723 located in?
NGC 6723 is a globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius.
What is the magnitude of alkaid?
Alkaid, also commonly known as Benetnash and Eta Ursae Majoris, has a magnitude of 1.84. This is the easternmost star in the Big Dipper constellation.
Between what months is Aquila visible?
Aquila is the constellation of stars that represent the eagle. It is best visible in the northern hemisphere. It is most easily seen during the late spring and early summer. It can be difficult constellation to see well as it lies virtually within the celestial equator, meaning that some of its stars can be easily overwhelmed by the brightness of the Milky Way.
Who was the constellation Cassiopeia named after?
The constellation Cassiopeia was named after a queen found in Greek mythology. She was most known for boastfulness regarding her own, and her daughter's unrivaled beauty. Her arrogance and vanity eventually led to her downfall.
What was the lupus constellation supposed to represent?
A wolf. (The word "lupus" means wolf, in Latin.)
Is there a dragon constellation?
Yes, there is a dragon constellation that is called Draco the Dragon. It can be found in the northern sky. There are also different sized galaxies in the constellation.
Where did altair the star get its name?
The name comes form the Arabic phrase النسر الطائر, an-nasr aṭ-ṭā'ir (English: The flying eagle - Aquila), which was the asterism that the ancient astronomers saw the star in.
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What are all the names of the stars in the Bootes Constellation?
The stars in the Bootes Constellation follow:
[881] beta Bootis or Nekkar ("cattle driver"), is a yellow G-type giant about 219 light-years distant from Earth- It is also known by the name Meres.
[879] gamma Bootis or Seginus, is a Delta Scuti type variable star with an apparent magnitude between 3.02 and 3.07.
[878] epsilon Bootis, Izar ("veil") or Pulcherrima ("loveliest"), is a binary star composed of a bright orange giant and a main sequence star. Its other traditional names are Mirak ("the loins") and Mizar.
[877] eta Bootis, also known as Saak and Muphrid ("the single one of the lancer"), is Arcturus' first neighbour, a spectroscopic binary that has a notable excess of elements heavier than hydrogen.
[886] mu Bootis, is also known as Alkalurops ("shepherd's staff"), Inkalunis, Clava and Venabulum. It is a triple star system with a yellow-white F-type subgiant for a primary component.
[890] kappa Bootis or Asellus Tertius ("third donkey colt"), is a white-yellowish star system that has a binary system for a primary and a Delta Scuti type variable star for a companion.
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What is the constellation name for Ursa Major?
Its proper name is Ursa Major which is the Great Bear. The part of it that most people recognise are 7 stars, which are just part of the overall constellation. People refer to them by different names, including the Plough and the Big Dipper. People often use those names to refer to the entire constellation, or think that it is just those 7 stars that form the entire constellation, but there is more to it than those 7 stars.
Who are the main gods of the constellation Cassiopeia?
The Aethiopian queen Κασσιόπη is the mythological source for the naming of the constellation of Cassiopeia. According to the myth, she was punished by the god Poseidon, who rules the oceans, for boasting that she and her daughter Andromedawere more beautiful than the daughters of the sea-god Nereus, the Nereids. Poseidon chained her to a chair and placed her in the heavens near the pole, so that as the heavens rotate, she is upside-down half the time.
How far away is the constellation hydra from the earth?
Any constellation is a group of stars that appear to form some kind of pattern,
but have no connection with each other. They all happen to be in roughly the
same direction from us, but they're all at different distances. So there's no
such thing as a constellation's distance from us.
How long does it take from earth to get toa star in the constellation centraurus?
Stars in constellations are of greatly varying distance from Earth. The closest star in Centaurus, named "Proxima Centauri" happens the be THE closest star of all to Earth, excepting our Sun.
Proxima Centaurus is 25 billion miles from Earth, which is equal to a distance of 4.21 light-years. Using our 21st-century technology, it would take 4.21 years to get there IF we could travel at the speed of light, which is impossible.
It would take thousands of years at our best speed to get there. We could not do that, even, because no one lives for thousands of years. A space probe could get there in thousands of years, maybe, but would more likely be torn apart by space rock or by sheer force of gravity from unseen black holes.
